This is a heartfelt account of life amongst Tibetan refugees. Based on letters posted home from India in 1964, it is a true and personal record of the early days when Tibetans had fled their homeland and settled in the Himalayas. At eighteen, with an inherent grasp of Buddhism, Sarita (Cherry) acted as assistant to Freda Bedi at her most unusual school for incarnate lamas. Expressed with humour and sensitivity the narrative also covers time spent visiting a road working camp, taking a trip with a future film star to the Taj Mahal, a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya, plus much more. br ..

The Tao in the Tarot weaves together the mysteries of the I-Ching and the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Part 1 reveals an underlying synthesis of ideas and a common source of inspiration between these two methods of divination, and shows how for more than two thousand years the traditions of each would have been used and debated by travellers along the Silk Route connecting Europe and Asia. In Part 2 we journey through the cards of the Major Arcana placed in a circle and connect them with selected hexagrams from theChing and in so doing we are led out of the circle into a spiral. Along the way we connect with other ancient traditions such as the grail legend, the p ..

In 'The Odysseus Code', Sarita Armstrong solves the underlying mysteries of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Through meticulous research and exploration, she finds the answers to a 3000 year old puzzle. Homer is revered as the greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets but most modern scholars believe that his descriptions of the routes and the places that Odysseus visits in the poem are purely imagined. Sarita Armstrong disagrees. In 'The Odysseus Code', she follows the routes on medieval portolans (maps) which show coastal geography as it was in pre-history and, in so doing, discovers a world long lost beneath the sea. Was Homer recording ancient seafaring knowle ..

The charming stories in this recipe book take us from one end of the Mediterranean to the other as we follow Captain Bill Baggywrinkle ('Baggy' to his friends) on his leisurely way over the sea, learning to cook for himself and for his friends along the way. Cooking on a boat does not have to be all tins and packet soup. Starting from simple beginnings the recipes progress to quite sophisticated cooking, but the Tips and Techniques help you along the way. Some recipes are new, some are old favourites but all are tried and tested. If they can be cooked on a boat they can be cooked in a caravan or in any small kitchen where space and equipment is at a premium. ..

In 'The Odysseus Code', Sarita Armstrong solves the underlying mysteries of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Through meticulous research and exploration, she finds the answers to a 3000 year old puzzle. Homer is revered as the greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets but most modern scholars believe that his descriptions of the routes and the places that Odysseus visits in the poem are purely imagined. Sarita Armstrong disagrees. In 'The Odysseus Code', she follows the routes on medieval portolans (maps) which show coastal geography as it was in pre-history and, in so doing, discovers a world long lost beneath the sea. Was Homer recording ancient seafaring knowle ..